Positive Obama thread

Amy...awsome post!!!!!  It is a very proud day indeed!!!  I wish I could just zoom from state to state and take in a little piece of everything today!  I do wish the troll would have pulled those ads today instead of bombarding us with them.  I don't think it will gain him any votes right now.  And it attempts to steal the history of today.  Attempts...but is defeated!  When we all come together like today....there's nothing like it!!!!  Thank you Barack Obama for being the man you are!!!  And for taking that giant step for the rest of us!!!  And holding us all to a higher standard! 

OBAMA' 08.....it's only hours away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

JUST AS SOON AS THE POLLS OPENED THIS MORNING MY DAUGHTER AND I DID OUR PART FOR OBAMA TO TAKE VIRGINIA---SURE HOPE VA. DOES UP PROUD BY GOING ALL THE WAY FOR OBAMA/BIDEN AND SENDS MS. PALIN BACK TO HER IGLOO.

The dirty little secret of our great Democracy is that we really aren't equiped to handle a full-participation election. In places where voter turnout is traditionally low, only one or two machines are available. Since record numbers are hitting the polls today (as not all states allow early voting), people are having to waiting for hours to cast their votes. Even my little podunk town had a line. Didn't have to wait long, but still had to wait a bit. It was very exciting, though! My son came into the booth with me and was actually upset that he couldn't vote ("You guys are voting for MY future!" was what he kept saying). He said he's registering to vote the day he turns 18, lol.

I think Black folks - whether we are voting for Obama or not - are proud because we KNEW he would be held to a higher standard simply because he's a Black guy with a funny name. Working twice as hard to get half the recognition is something we kind of expect believe it or not. And I really don't care if anyone from the other side agrees with me or not - it won't make it any less true. That "what if?" email Amy posted a few days ago about how opinions would have been very different if some of the things McCain/Palin did would have been done by Obama/Biden was sooo on pointe. Think we'd be celebrating Obama's success if he would have paraded his unmarried teen daughter across the stage at the DNC, finished near the bottom of his class or if Michelle had been adicted to pain pills allegedly stolen from an agency she represented? Ummmm...I think not.

I hope he wins, I really do, but I'm not convinced it is a done deal yet. Virginia and Pennsylvania  are gonna be big. Might not get the landslide predicted earlier because of all the polling problems that will undoubtedly happen (funny how they mostly happen in economically challenged neighborhoods, huh?), but that's ok. A win is a win...

And as others have said, thank you, Amy, for starting this thread. And thank all of you folks who kept your cool when such ridiculous crap was being tossed over from the other side. I hope we get to toss some virtual confetti together, lol...

Just saw this link.  It made me think about how the republicans are always accusing the media of being pro Obama even when reporting that he is ahead in the polls.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDIAsS9VXiM 

I feel like I am holding hands with every single on of you. 

nicki - i saw your glenda pic flash before my eyes as i cast my ballot this morning...:)

what a wonderful thought, all of us obama girls holding hands, circling the country as we cast our votes together.

i will hold that vision forever in my heart!

barack the vote ladies! from the eastern seaboard to the rocky mountains and on to the left coast...

Our Obama '08 Landslide is hours away...:)

Nicki...get your sulk in because this time, you DID pick the winner!!!!  Forget what your DH did.  He's in the minority this year...that's the beauty part of this!!  Felicia's post was great!  Now its time that we all come together!!  This is a positive day and you are one of the Obama girls.  Remember, we are all holding hands from coast to coast and every place in between!  All bought together by this awesome man who represents so many of us, of all colors, of all back grounds!  We can and we will BARACK this VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!! 

OBAMA '08...it's only a few more hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS..as I finished this post a giant roll of thunder passed over!  Messages from the planet...change is on it's way!!

Nicki - look at it this way - you canceled your dingbat husband's vote!   Tonight when the results start rolling in, you will feel all better!

Everybody, savor the amazing feelings we have today.  Tomorrow we'll have to start enduring next round of mud-slinging as the wingnuts bend over backwards to minimize Obama's victory.  Rush, Sean and Billo are all getting their talking points synced up as we speak.

Well for the record all 3 out of the 4 registered voters in my house showed up today and voted for obama.  Unfortunately my son wanted to vote McCain but the military does not get their abesentee ballots in time to vote in war zones so he could not vote.  i was so proud of his wife though because normally she would do what he wants because he is her life.  this is the first decision she made on her own without him.

I really hope this comes out an Obama win but I never take anything for granted.  I woke up sick today but made my only task was to vote (thankfully no lines when I showed up).  Since then I have been back in bad and hope I feel well enough to stay up and watch the excitement come in this evening.

I really wanted to go to Chicago to be there to celebrate win/lose/draw because I believe Obama is a good decent man.  He has wonderful composure and has the material a president of our country needs.  If he loses I'll be shocked but I would really have loved to be part of the history making celebration!

In all honesty I hope McCain must come out fairly early in the evening to concede the election to the better oppent Mr Obama!

On one other note as a stage IV cancer patient it brings so many tears to my eyes that his grandmother could not hold on another day to watch the history making day that she was part of!  So so sad!  On a good note I do believe she is watching and enjoying from a better place with no pain from this dreaded disease!

Hi Ladies...I just spent most of the day "phonebanking" at the Democratic Headquarters for our county.  've been going in as oftne as I can to do phonework...There were sooooo many goodies for the volunteers and staff to eat! 

Everyone is so excieted...but afraid to be TOO excited yet.....There will be a party at a Thai eatery tonight.  We went there to watch the last Debate.....What a night this is going to be!!!  I can hardly wait.

I've optimistic, but so scared that Mc Cain will somehow pulll this off and win....Remember 2004?  It will be hard to sleep tonight.....I'll be a wreck at work tomorrow!  

 We live in the Cincinnati area, so this is Republican country...But....There is a sense of change even here....I'm keeping my fingers...and toes...and everything else....crossed!!!

Gob Bless America!!!

Sandy

Amy:  Give DH a break lol.  Ha not in a million years.  He is gonna have to do something big to get over this one.

I'm excited and nervous all at the same time.  I have never felt anything like this before.  What an election day this is. 

Still holding all your hands and ready to get my flag and celebrate.

Nicki 

I've got MSNBC on my screen too.  Still predicting Obama!!!  We should see results very soon!!!  This is really exciting!!!!  I have to break soon to take my son to gym, then I'll be glued to the screen!!

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My husband wrote this and I thought it was very good! 

All,

Well, the battle is over or soon will be. We won't know for sure who won for a week or two, but one party will probably claim victory before midnight tonight.

And either way this thing goes, some of us will be excited about the results, some of us will be saddened by them, and others still will not care. Most of us will just be glad it's over.

But it's not over. In the Bible, the history of Israel shows that when the nation of Israel turned "as one" to God, that God raised up godly leaders. When the nation of Israel turned away from God, then God allowed un-godly leaders. I read the first few verses of Romans 13, and I believe this passage indicates that the pattern holds true for ALL nations. Including and especially our beloved United States of America.

Whatever your thoughts about the new leadership of the United States, it is not the end of the world or even of this country - God is still in control!

In four years there will be another presidential election, but in the meantime there are other elections for Senators, Representatives, State Governors, City Officials, new laws, etc... And I for one do not plan to sit back and watch it all happen and complain about the things I don't like. I am committed to making a difference by involving myself in each election, not "just the important ones".

We can say that our efforts won't make much difference, or we can look for opportunities where our effort CAN make a difference, and do that much at least. We can say that we are too busy because we work long hours at our jobs or we can fight for good leaders and laws, realizing that poor leadership and laws may cost us our jobs. We can say that our families are more important and so we should spend our time with them, or we can get our families involved and spend time with them doing something truly important. We can say that we don't have the time, or we can start using our time more wisely by turning off the TV's and Internet and other time-wasters and finding more constructive ways to spend our time. In short, we can ALL do more.

It is up to us to be informed, be involved, and be influential.

Above all else, as Christians, we have a job to do that is ours alone. Regardless of whether we ever vote again, we have a God-given responsibility to step out in faith and expect God to work through us to turn this country of ours "as one" to God. We cannot change our country on our own, only God can effect this change. However, we can do our part by praying, studying God's Word, loving our spouses, teaching our children, reaching our neighbors, supporting our church, etc...

Regardless of what is happening anywhere else in the world, this job starts anew for us today. It starts again tomorrow, and the next day, and the next. And for the rest of our lives.

Please join me in accepting this vital task, and "Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works" Heb 10:24.

God's grace to you all,

Ron